Another Interesting Side Trip

I mentioned I got up to a few firsts in one of my recent outings.

 

This was another.

 

I had seen the “OMG Becky” shirt when I had been at the mall a few days earlier.

 

I also noticed they had a belly you could try on to make sure a garment would still fit later in your pregnancy.

 

So I decided, Sure why not. You only live once, right?

 

A little background.

 

I had been out hiking around in the warm sun for a few hours already that day.

 

I wasn’t sure how I was really looking so I stopped by a MAC store in the mall (my favorite makeup brand). Walking into a makeup store, I always just assume they know.

 

It had been 10 week since my last outing and while I had enjoyed my morning at a special zoo event and then walking around the Japanese gardens nearby, I was still a little uneasy and a MAC store is always a comfortable stop for me.

 

I wasn’t really looking for anything, but often I’ll ask if they have any suggestions or pointer for me. Sometimes I’ll get something then, sometimes I won’t, but I usually learn a little something. I’ve become pretty happy with my basic routine, it’s a look that gets me where I want to be, its put together but not over the top, its works for nearly anything I decide to do, even if it is fairly toned down by comparison to some TG gals. Most of the time I’m out and about, I’m trying to present myself as a woman who lives this life every day, 24/7, ie this day is no different than any other day, even though everyday Becky gets to spread her wings, is really a pretty special day.

 

We talked, I tried a couple of things and I mingled with the other women coming and going. After a few minutes, I was feeling I was back, just me doing my thing.

 

So I said, OK girlfriend, since you’re not creating a commotion here, maybe today is a day you should try a visit to the Motherhood store.

 

It was a few days before Halloween, if I was making any young mother feel uncomfortable, I could break the ice by just saying I was trying out a Halloween costume.

 

Again I walked in, assuming they would just know, but I’d asked if they mined if I tried on that “OMG Becky” shirt, if it worked, I get it, if not I’d just move on with my day.

 

I walked in, the sales gal greeted me, I said Hi and that I just wanted to take a quick look.

 

“Sure, just let me know if you need any help”, was her response and she got back to organizing various things.

I looked thru the shirt there, checking every one of the OMG Becky shirts for my size, no luck. I walked over and mentioned I had really hoped they might have had this one in my size. She walk over the rack and looked thru a few things and then checked the manikin, No, sorry they didn’t have that one in my size.

 

I mentioned, I’d look thru the others and see if there was something else, I might like, would it be OK if I tried them on? Oh sure, our dressing rooms are back here, was her response.

 

I found a couple that weren’t really what I was looking for, but I figured I was here, I should at least get a picture at some point, so back to the dressing room I headed.

 

“I notice your sign mentioned you had a belly you could wear when trying things one, could I try that?”

 

“Sure, there is one in each dressing room you can use”, she said.

 

The lighting was pretty bad in the dressing room and after trying them on and not being able to really get a picture. I walked out and asked if she’d take my picture.

 

“Sure”, she said, as I hand her my phone and pose for a picture.

 

“Thank you, I had to get at least one”.

 

I go change back and return with my items, I mentioned if they that had the “OMG Becky” one in my size, I would have gotten it, as I go by Becky when I’m out and about doing my thing.

 

It at this point I realize she might not have realized, until then that anything might be unusual.

 

We end up chatting for maybe 15 -20 minutes. I thanking her and giving her my little who I am spiel. She mentioned she didn’t noticed anything, until I mentioned about how “I go by Becky” when I’m out and about and then I told her. I thanked her again, and said I didn’t want to make anyone uncomfortable, but when I had been by a few days back and seen the shirt and the sign, I figured I’d just have to stop by and try it out.

 

The picture (and others) aren’t anything I’m all that excited about, next time I’ll be a bit more prepared know what to expect. I do a little better fitting of everything for a picture, but as a very little adventure vignette it was another one I’ll carry with me for at least a while.

 

Side Note: She must have known, it wasn’t for me, as I’m well past typical menopause age, so I can only guess she was thinking maybe for a daughter or friend, who maybe was about my size. But I think the surprise I wasn’t a woman maybe her Mom’s age was quite genuine, quite to my own surprise, as I had felt I was presenting myself as a CD there to just try something on, if it wasn’t a bother.

 

My typical disclaimer still applies, I’m sure I get read quite often, as I’m not ‘bullet proof” by any means, but I think with a calm and kind of confidence I’ve developed over the years, I just skate by much of the time even in up close and interactive interactions.

 

Becky will be working a day tomorrow, I hope I enjoy it as much as all my other work days have been.

 

Be well and enjoy your own personal travels.

 

Done